Park Square Theatre Lead Sound Technician Saint Paul, MN · Part time Company website

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The Stories You Want | The Artists You Love Our mission is to bring generations together through stories and experiences that touch the heart, engage the mind, and uplift the spirit. Our purpose is to uplift audiences and artists through exceptional live performances, cultural experiences, and educational programs that foster connection, empathy, and inclusion. We envision a thriving artistic hub in downtown St. Paul where people of all ages and identities feel welcomed, engaged, and celebrated.

• Primary Responsibilities: 
• Reviews the sound system design with the designer to determine feasibility of the design and recommends changes to bring design into scope 
• Coordinate with other departments; workload, scheduling and technical execution.
• Prepares speaker plot for load in including planning cable runs and signal flow, and creating paperwork for install and run crews 
• Estimate labor & equipment costs for main stage productions and rental events.
• Maintains and organizes Sound equipment and systems including making basic repairs and troubleshooting issues
• Makes timely updates to paperwork to ensure documentation and inventories accurately reflect PST equipment and systems configurations 
• Balance inventory needs across both theater spaces, as well as between Park Square main stage productions and external rentals.
• Install and program Sound equipment per the designer’s specifications along with overhire crew
• Supervises Sound crews to ensure that equipment is installed safely
• Assists lighting in setting up and strikes tables for technical rehearsals and previews
• Setting up and managing: Intercom, paging, monitoring infrastructure systems
• Attending production meetings,load in and Tech Rehearsals as necessary.
• Attend bi-weekly department meetings.
• Physical requirements 
• Must be able to lift and carry equipment sometimes in excess of 50 pounds
• Must be able to and comfortable with climbing and working on ladders and scaffolding
• Must be able to reach and work with hands over head for extended periods
• Must be able to work standing, sitting, kneeling, lying down and in tight spaces
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 
• Skill in the operation and maintenance of multi-output theater sound systems.
• Skill in the use and maintenance of hand tools and power tools.
• System & equipment  operation and upkeep (Required)
• Allen & Heath Avantis & GLD-80 consoles
• Dante networking
• QLab 5, macOS 
• Sound system signal flow
• System & equipment  operation and upkeep (Prefered)
• QSys DSP
• TheatreMix
• IP networking
• Basic low-voltage electrical knowledge & soldering
• Ability to effectively communicate.
• Minimum Qualifications: 
• Bachelor's degree in Technical Theater AND,
• Two years directly related experience; OR,
• Any equivalent combination of experience, training and/or education.
• Schedule: 
• This is a part-time position with variable hours based on the needs of each production
• The Sound Supervisor frequently works evening and weekend hours

• Please note that Park Square Theatre signed an interim agreement with IATSE Local 13 on February 2nd, 2026 and is in the process of negotiating a Complete collective bargaining agreement. While nothing is finalized at this point, this position will be included in the bargaining unit.